History of Award
John L. Sanders Student Advocacy Award Dinner
History of Award
A singular honor, known as the Sanders Award, is bestowed annually on one or more public figures by the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments (UNCASG) for service to the students of the University of North Carolina. The award recognizes individuals who advocate for teh best interes of North Carolina's students and thereby contribute ot the quality of their lives.
Recipients of the Sanders Student Advocate Award have included:
2002 - Ben Ruffin, former Chairman of the UNC Board of Governors
2003 - Representative Alma Adams (D-Guilford)
2004 - Mr. Dan Gerlach, Senior Fiscal Advisor to Gov. Mike Easley
2005 - NC Sen. Ellie Kinnaird and NC Sen. Richard Stevens
2007 - J. Bradley Wilson, Chair Emeritus, UNC Board of Governors and COO, Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
The Sanders Award for Student Advocacy is named for one of the truest and best friends the Association has ever had...a man who advocated for the creation of a statewide student association when he was still on the staff of the UNC General Administration. John L. Sanders went on to direct the UNC Institute of Government, now named in his honor.
Each year the association announces one or more recipients of the John L. Sanders Student Advocacy Award, which is in fact the highest individual honor bestowed by students upon a member of the University of North Carolina community. With the conferring of this award, students representing the University of North Carolina system express gratitude to John Sanders for encouraging them to make a unified student voice heard throughout the state.
Thank you, Mr. Sanders and congratulations to this year’s award winner, Fayetteville State University’s chancellor, and strong voice of advocacy for all students throughout the UNC system: Dr. Lloyd V. Hackley, Jr.
